Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2011
June 13th - 15th, 2011 Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ministry of Disaster Management,
Disaster Management Centre,Cabinet Office Government of Japan,
Asian Disaster Reduction Center
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Day 1:Monday, 13 June 2011

8:30 -9:00

Registrations

9:00 - 10:00

Inaugural Session- Lightning oil lamp
- Welcome address by Major General Gamini Hettiarrachchi (retd), Director General,
Disaster Management Center (DMC), Government of Sri Lanka- Opening remarks by Prof. Shigeru Itoh, Chairman, Asian Disaster Reduction Center(ADRC)- Opening remarks by Mr. Sujit Mohanty, Regional Programme Officer, UNISDR- Opening remarks by Mrs. S.M. Mohamed Secretary, Ministry of Disaster
Management, Government of Sri Lanka
Inaugural speeches- Honorable Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Disaster Management Governmentof Sri Lanka
Special address on 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake- Honorable Shozo Azuma, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office for Disaster
Management, Government of Japan
Group Photo

10:20 - 10:50

Tea break

10:50 - 12:40

Special Session: Integration of DRR and CCA
Part 1: Report on Climate Hazards
Moderator: Mr. Atsushi Koresawa, Executive Director, ADRC
Presentations:- Recent Floods in Sri Lanka by Major General Gamini Hettiarrachchi (retd), Director
General, Disaster Management Center (DMC)- Landslides in Sri Lanka by Mr. R.M.S. Bandara, Head, Land slide studies and Services
Division, National Building Research Organization- Floods in Thailand by Mr. Montree Chanachaiviboonwat, Director, Department ofDisaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior- Forest Fire in Russia by Ms. Yulia Zhitina, Senior Expert, Ministry of RussianFederation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences ofNatural Disasters, (EMERCOM)- Cyclone Risk Mitigation Measures in India by Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Director, Disaster
Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, India

12:40 - 13:40

Lunch

13:40 - 15:40

Part 2: Showcase of Sound Practices/ Technologies
Moderator: Mr. Nokeo Ratanavong, Economic Affairs Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction
Section, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UN ESCAP
Presentations:Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Services in Disaster Risk Reduction andAdaptation and WMO activities in East and Southeast Asia by Mr. G.B.
Samarasinghe, Permanent Representative with WMO
Space based Information for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan
Region by Mr. Basanta Raj Shrestha, Division Head, International Centre forIntegrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Overview of the Sentinel Asia Supporting Disaster Management in the Asia-PacificRegion by space technology by Mr. Kengo Aizawa, Associate Senior Engineer, Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) for prompt implementation of floodanalysis & forecasting system in poorly-gauged rivers using multiple sources ofrainfall and global GIS databases by Mr. Kazuhiko Fukami, Chief Researcher,International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
Integrated Information and Communication System for Disaster Management by Dr.
Manzul K. Hazarika, Associate Director, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)The use of probabilistic risk modelling to guide vulnerability reduction: the case ofBogota by Mr. Francis Ghesquiere, Program Manager, World Bank
Disaster Management in Sri Lanka & DiMCEP -Disaster Management Capacity
Enhancement Project by Mr. Hideto Namiki, JICA Expert, JICA

15:40 - 16:10
16:10 - 18:00

Tea BreakPart 3: In-depth Discussion by Groups
Chair: Mr. Penden Wangchuk, Secretary, Ministry of Home & Cultural Affairs, BhutanGroup 1: Chair: Dr. Eklabya Sharma, Director, ICIMOD
 Climate change prediction/weather forecast/down-scaling Modeling of rainfall, flooding, inundation
Group 2: Chair: Dr. Manzul K. Hazarika, AIT Early warning and evacuation system/shelter Use of technologies including ICTs and space technologies
Group 3: Chair: Mr. Gamage Don Susil Manodara Perera, Disaster Management
Delegate, IFRC
 Risk finance/ Micro finance at Community-level for DRR – Experience in member
countries Constraints in recovery process CBDRM

18:00-19:00

Part 4: Way ForwardChair: Mr. Penden Wangchuk, Secretary, Ministry of Home & Cultural Affairs, Bhutan
19:30-21:30

Day 2:

Welcome reception co-hosted by Government of Sri Lanka and ADRC

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

8:30 - 9:30

Session 1: Report on Recent Disasters by Governments of Member Countries
Moderator: Mr. Masaru Arakida, ADRC
Presentations:- Floods in Pakistan by Mr. Syed Sibt-E-Abbas Zaidi, Director, National Disaster
Management Agency (NDMA)- Earthquake, Tsunami, and Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia by Drs. Bintang Susmanto
Noortjahjo, Chief Inspector, Chief Inspectorate, National Agency for Disaster
Management, BNPB- Earthquake in Myanmar by Mr. Than Htut Swe, Director, Relief and Resettlement
Department (Supply Division), Ministry of Social Welfare- Development of Tsunami Risk Guideline by Prof. Samantha Hettiarchchi
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Government of Sri Lanka- The Great East Japan Earthquake and National DRR Policy, by Mr. Takeo Murakami,
Deputy Director, International Office for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office

9:30 - 10:00

Tea break

10:00 - 12:00

Session 2: Report on Recent Developments of International/Regional Organizations
Moderator: Mr. Sujit Mohanty, Regional Programme Officer, UNISDR- Follow-up on the 4th AMCDRR by Dr. Dugkeun Park, Senior Analyst, National Institutefor Disaster Prevention (NIDP), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),
Republic of Korea- Preparation for 5th AMCDRR Indonesia by Drs. Bintang Susmanto Noortjahjo, Chief
Inspector, Chief Inspectorate, National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB)- Follow-up on the 3rd GPDRR by Mr. Sujit Mohanty, UNISDR- Establishment of Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response Coordination Centrein Central Asia by Mr. Seitkazhe Okassov, Chief of Staff of the Ministry, Kazakhstan,
Ministry for Emergency Situation, Republic of Kazakhstan- ESCAP regional knowledge and cooperation initiatives for improved disaster risk
reduction in Asia and the Pacific by Mr. Nokeo Ratanavong, Economic Affairs Officer,Disaster Risk Reduction Section, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, ESCAP- Early Warning Broadcasting for Disaster Risk Reduction -ABU/UNESCAP Tsunami
Fund Media Initiative- by Mr. Takeshi Doki, Director, ABU Programming, Asia PacificBroadcasting Union- Red Cross and Red Crescent current work and future trends in DRR and CCA in theAsia and Pacific by Mr. Susil Perera, Disaster Management Delegate, International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC Asia Pacific zone
- JST and its international cooperation scheme - SATREPS and its outreach by Mr.
Masahito Yano, Senior Program Officer, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:30

Session 3: Report on ADRC’s Activities
Moderator: Mr. Atsushi Koresawa, Executive Director, ADRC
- Follow-up to the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami by Mr. Atsushi
Koresawa, ADRC
- Peer Review by Ms. Miki Kodama, Senior Researcher, ADRC
- Technology Transfer by Mr. Masaru Arakida, Senior Researcher, ADRC
- Capacity building coursesby Mr. Makoto Fujieda, Senior Researcher, ADRC
- International Recovery Platform by Mr. Gerald Potutan, Researcher, IRP

14:30 - 15:00

Tea break

15:00 - 15:30

Closing Session
Conference Summary by Mr. Atsushi Koresawa, ADRC
Vote of thanks by Mr. U.W.L Chandradasa, Director Mitigation & Technology, DMC

16:00 - 17:30

ADRC Steering Committee (Representatives of ADRC Member Countries Only)
Chair: Cabinet Office of Japan and ADRC

Day 3: Wednesday, 15 June 2011

9:00
9:30- 10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00- 12:00
12:30-14:00
14:00-17:00
17:00

Site Visit (Arranged by DMC, Government of Sri Lanka)
Leaving Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo
Presentation on “Lunawa Environmental Improvement and Community development
Project”
Tea
Site visit and meeting with community
Lunch
Sightseeing tour of Colombo
Return to Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo